Zumbahua
{{Short description|Town in Cotopaxi, Ecuador}}
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| subdivision_name1 = Cotopaxi
| subdivision_type2 = Canton
| subdivision_name2 = Pujilí Canton
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| population_total = 11895
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Zumbahua is a town in Pujilí Canton, Cotopaxi Province, Ecuador. At the 2001 census, Zumbahua had a population of 11,895 (5,455 men and 6,440 women) living in 2,352 households.{{cite web|url=http://www.inec.gov.ec/c/document_library/get_file?folderId%3D295150%26name%3DDLFE-13204.pdf |title=Canton Pujili |access-date=November 10, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091114085833/http://www.inec.gov.ec/c/document_library/get_file?folderId=295150&name=DLFE-13204.pdf |archive-date=November 14, 2009 }}
Zumbahua residents are predominantly Quichua, of the Panzaleo group.Umajinga, p. 249.
The town has a colorful Saturday market. Houses in Zumbahua were traditionally chozas, but in recent years these have been replaced by cement and metal block houses.
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Further reading
- Baltazar Umajinga. "Zumbahua". In Identidades indias en el Ecuador contemporáneo (José Almeida Vinueza, coordinator). Editorial Abya Yala (1995), pp. 247–272. {{ISBN|978-9978-04-164-2}}.
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